Former Buckeye Spellman arrested after pursuit through Tulsa

Wednesday

Former NFL and Ohio State player Alonzo Spellman was arrested after police fired pepper-spray pellets into his car when he refused to leave it following a nearly 20-minute pursuit in Tulsa, Okla.

Spellman, 36, was arrested on complaints of eluding, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, resisting arrest and driving without a license, jail records show. His bond was set at $10,700 and Spellman remained jailed early yesterday evening.

The chase began at 12:23 p.m. after officers responded to a disturbance at a convenience store in midtown Tulsa, police said. When officers arrived, Spellman got into a green Chrysler Pacifica and drove away.

The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Spellman was a first-round draft pick out of Ohio State by the Chicago Bears in 1992.

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